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ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 14th, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- It comes from a special fund in the, or the insurance tax distribution fund.
- It comes from a special fund in the insurance tax distribution fund, which I think is located in the
- Insurance Commissioner's budget of $1,000,125,000.
- So normally insurance companies negotiate different contracts with different providers, and this requires
Bills:
SB2015
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met with all members present and took up several bills, focusing most of the discussion on SB 1577 and SB 1619, along with a detailed review of the HHS budget bill draft. On SB 1577, Senator Magrum explained that the bill was being revised to focus on wastewater rather than raw water, possibly shifting the Washburn project to the Department of Water Resources so it could access matching funds, and potentially converting the bill into a line of credit if federal money is restored later. Members discussed whether to keep an emergency clause or instead use a date-based approach, and agreed the bill would likely be handled through the full committee and possibly reconsidered later. On SB 1619, Senator Davison said amendments were still being worked on, including changes requested by the Bank of North Dakota, and the committee planned to hold it for possible amendment before full committee consideration.
The bulk of the meeting was a section-by-section review of the HHS appropriations bill draft. Members discussed one-time funding items such as technology projects, child care programs, housing programs, behavioral health facility grants, infant and toddler care provider support, juvenile justice diversion, medical housing, and other public health and human services projects. Several adjustments were noted, including reductions or changes to IMD-related funding, incarcerated-person treatment funding, the child welfare technology project, and the provider rate increase. The committee also discussed the FTE block grant structure at length, with staff explaining that the apparent increase in positions reflected budgeting mechanics, zero-dollar “phantom” positions, and positions approved previously but not counted in the FTE total. Members raised concerns about transparency and whether the bill should list FTE numbers, but staff said the block grant was intended to give the department flexibility while quarterly reporting would provide oversight.
Other topics included Medicaid expansion funding and provider reimbursement rules, the move toward certifying human service centers as certified community behavioral health clinics, a moratorium on new ICF beds, and studies or reports on Medicaid, obesity, disability services, truancy, and behavioral health facility grants. The committee also discussed removing or revising broad intent language in Section 31 so the department would report findings rather than implement changes without further legislative action. No final votes were taken in the transcript; instead, members agreed to make a few technical adjustments, continue reviewing the bill, and likely revisit it the next day before moving it to conference committee.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It also includes liability insurance and the listed types of casualty insurance for which a school district
- It also includes liability insurance and the listed types of casualty insurance for which a school district
Committee:
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
Summary:
The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee heard and advanced a series of education-related bills, beginning with SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, which would require age-appropriate disability history and awareness instruction across grade bands. The committee adopted a delete-all amendment, heard emotional testimony from Melissa Hartzell about her son Evan’s experience with disability and inclusion, and reported the bill favorably. The committee also passed SB 1296, creating a pilot study on school cellphone bans; SB 1590, creating a task force to review educator preparation, certification, and professional learning; SB 1702, a broad education bill with provisions on private school facilities, marching band credit, school readiness reimbursements, and charter school monitoring tools; SB 1150, exempting school social workers from certain certification testing requirements; SB 1708, revising School of Hope rules and adding a Miami-Dade co-location framework; SB 822, updating charter school governance and operations; SB 444, requiring annual human trafficking awareness training for school personnel; and SB 742, expanding workforce development and money-back guarantee programs. Most of these bills were amended before being reported favorably by committee vote.
The committee also considered and reported favorably SB 8, a claims bill providing a $1.2 million settlement for Marcus Button and his family arising from a 2006 Pasco County school bus crash that caused severe lifelong injuries. Senator Gaetz opposed claims bills in general, arguing the sovereign immunity cap should be raised so such cases can be resolved locally. Several bills drew questions and debate over implementation details, including concerns about charter school dress and hair policies under SB 822, the scope of human trafficking training under SB 444, and the zoning implications of private school facility provisions in SB 1702. Sponsor responses generally emphasized that the bills were intended to clarify existing policy or improve student safety, access, or educational outcomes.
The committee also took up confirmation appointments. It recommended confirmation of the slate of appointees on Tabs 12 and 14 through 21 by voice vote, and separately recommended confirmation of Daniel Fogunoli to the State Board of Education after debate in which Senator Davis and Senator Osgood opposed the appointment. The meeting concluded with members recording additional votes, including Senator Burgess’s affirmative vote on SB 1150, and then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- homes and helps our constituents be safe in storms, and we also know in many cases it reduces their insurance
- required to get a home inspection in order to secure the mortgage because, in order to also ensure our insurance
- So if an insurance company comes out and looks at that stuff, there would be the home is inspected by
- an insurance company to make sure, you know, everything is right, everything that's been asserted on
Committee:
Senate Regulated Industries
Summary:
The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and advanced several bills, with the most extensive discussion centered on condominium issues, gambling enforcement, and public safety. CS/SB 592 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program was amended to clarify the three-story eligibility threshold and to add sliding glass door wind-driven rain mitigation devices as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program failed on a 3-4 roll call vote, and the bill was then reported favorably. Members also took up CS/SB 1742, a broad condominium and cooperative association reform bill, which would give associations more flexibility on reserves after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over certain spending increases, improve disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules, expand data collection, and extend some disclosure rescission periods; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably.
The committee also approved CS/SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit leasing, as amended to allow leasing to same-class permit holders or Hialeah permit holders and to make related wagering licenses discretionary rather than automatic. SB 1404 on illegal gambling was reported favorably after amendments allowing veterans organizations to seek declaratory rulings on machine compliance and adding ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel; a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property was withdrawn. Testimony on that bill came from prosecutors, the Gaming Control Commission, veterans groups, and amusement machine operators, with supporters emphasizing organized crime enforcement and opponents seeking clearer definitions and compliance guidance.
On public safety and infrastructure, SB 1682 to include 911 dispatchers in the definition of first responder was reported favorably with strong support from dispatchers and committee members. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were also reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a taxpayer cost shift. SB 948 on flood disclosures for rental properties and condominium sales/rentals was reported favorably after support from environmental and flood advocacy groups. The committee also heard SB 604 on residential pool safety requirements, but the chair temporarily postponed it after concerns were raised about how the inspection requirement would work in cash transactions and whether it would require permits or delay closings.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a least language related to insurance of large family homes, excuse me, a large family day care
- Just to clarify the amendment versus the original bill, I do have one question when you mentioned insurance
- >> The the current bill prohibits the cancellation denial on on rim, new of residential property insurance
- The mother took tonight to get medical care and use the biological mother, private medical insurance
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Banking & Insurance (2-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll call the third meeting of the House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance to order at this
- Being in an insurance and finance background, we worry a lot about money laundering.
- Being in an insurance and finance background, we worry a lot about money laundering.
- Being in an insurance and finance background, we worry a lot about money laundering.
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and first introduced a guest before taking up House Bill 701, sponsored by Representative Adam Bowling. The committee adopted a committee substitute by voice vote. Bowling explained that the substitute removed the bill’s mining-related language and added clarification that the bill does not require anyone to accept digital assets as payment. The bill was described as a measure to modernize Kentucky’s approach to digital assets and blockchain technology, protect the right to hold and transact in digital assets, and clarify that certain crypto activities are not securities; it also preserves authority for the Attorney General to pursue fraud under existing consumer protection laws.
Members asked questions about why Kentucky should act before federal regulators fully resolve whether digital assets are securities or commodities, whether the bill affected local zoning authority, and how the measure addresses consumer protection and money laundering concerns. Bowling and a Coinbase representative said the bill is intended to provide clarity, align Kentucky with emerging federal developments, and avoid stifling innovation. They noted that Coinbase remains subject to federal AML/KYC rules and that recent federal litigation over staking and securities issues had been dismissed. Several members said they supported the bill as a way to put Kentucky in a leading position, while others expressed uncertainty about the security-versus-commodity question.
The committee then voted on House Bill 701 as amended by the substitute. The bill passed on a roll call vote, with most members voting yes. Representative Camuel passed, saying she wanted more time to understand the issue, and Representative Grossberg voted yes with reservations. Representative Hancock and others said the bill’s regulatory clarity and consumer protection aspects were important, and Representative Lockett said the measure would help Kentucky be ready once federal regulators decide how crypto should be classified.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- It is also academic medical centers, insurers, nursing homes, and community health centers.
- I think so, and it's not lost on me that other health insurances are having the same issue. Yeah.
- We issued standing orders for pharmacists, required insurers to cover all DPH-recommended vaccines, and
- In terms of health insurance appeals, over 400.
- We will continue to monitor trends in health insurance coverage through two major statewide surveys:
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a Health and Human Services budget hearing in Clinton, with opening remarks from Chairs Meg Kilcoyne and Robin Kennedy, local officials, and many House and Senate members introducing themselves. The hearing focused on Governor Healey’s FY27 EOHHS and MassHealth budgets, with repeated themes of rising health care costs, federal funding uncertainty, workforce shortages, and access to care in underserved regions. Members also raised concerns about primary care shortages, rural and regional disparities, behavioral health access, maternal health, food insecurity, and the impact of federal policy changes on Massachusetts programs.
EOHHS Secretary Kiame Mahaniah said the FY27 EOHHS budget totals $33.7 billion, reflecting mostly non-discretionary growth from health care costs, labor costs, caseload increases, and provider rate pressures. He highlighted targeted investments in foster care, family resource centers, maternal health, youth services, nutrition programs, immigrant legal services, and human service workforce rates, while warning that federal actions could strip roughly $3.5 billion annually from the state’s health care funding. In response to questions, he defended the administration’s cooperation with federal audits and program integrity efforts, discussed the primary care crisis, and said the state is trying to preserve core services while preparing for a more difficult FY28 budget cycle.
MassHealth Undersecretary Mike Levine then described two major FY27 challenges: double-digit cost growth and the expected effects of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He said MassHealth’s proposed $22.7 billion gross budget includes a 7.5% increase and relies on a moratorium on new expansions plus targeted reductions, including a $1,000 annual adult dental cap, ending GLP-1 coverage for weight loss only, reducing care management to peer-state levels, and work groups to slow growth in PCA, adult foster care, and adult day health spending. Members questioned the impact on Boston Health Care for the Homeless, preventive care, and regional access; Levine said the changes are meant to preserve sustainability, that children and certain disabled populations remain protected, and that the administration will continue working with providers, advocates, and the Legislature on implementation and longer-term reforms.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 106 Apr 30th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:11:00.960><c> coverage</c> compensation insurance coverage compensation insurance coverage requirements
- </c><01:12:29.280><c> in</c> availability of homeowners insurance in availability of homeowners insurance
- </c><01:13:17.440><c> in</c><01:13:17.679><c> our</c><01:13:17.760><c> state,</c> homeowners insurance
- in our state, homeowners insurance in our state, making<01:13:18.159><c> it</c><01:13:18.320><c> more
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- care issues and involving a number of organizations that are seeking assistance from the DCCA's insurance
- care issues and involving a number of organizations that are seeking assistance from the DCCA's insurance
- care issues and involving a number of organizations that are seeking assistance from the DCCA's insurance
- and Audiology for a term to expire June 30, 2029. ...that are seeking assistance from the DCCA's insurance
- </c><00:14:55.240><c> I</c> insurance industry? Well, thank you. I insurance industry?
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Summary:
The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee heard and considered a long list of Governor’s messages for appointments to state boards and commissions, including the Board of Dentistry, Barbering and Cosmetology, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, Real Estate Commission, Board of Naturopathic Medicine, State Boxing Commission, Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, Hawaii Medical Board, Board of Physical Therapy, Board of Pharmacy, and the Public Utilities Commission. Most nominees and supporting agencies testified in support, and many nominees simply stood on their written testimony. Several nominees also answered questions about their experience and the issues facing their boards, including dental insurance and Medicaid concerns, condo and real estate disputes, pharmacy regulation and telepharmacy, boxing and MMA rule updates, and medical board service in rural areas.
The committee discussed some contested or notable nominations in more detail. Richard Emery’s nomination to the Real Estate Commission drew opposition testimony tied to a condo management dispute, and he responded by emphasizing the need for factual evidence, mediation and complaint data, and better consumer education. Trinette Kahui and Andrea Ushijima were also nominated to the Real Estate Commission, with broad support. For the Boxing Commission, Robin Jumawan described ongoing statutory updates, MMA-related work, and delegation of amateur boxing rules. For the Hawaii Medical Board, Elizabeth Ignacio was strongly endorsed by state and industry witnesses as highly qualified and familiar with rural health issues, while Rebecca Sawai also received support from the board and Kaiser Permanente.
In the decision-making portion, the committee moved to advise and consent to nearly all nominees on the agenda. Senator McKelvey stated reservations about Richard Emery due to opposition and possible conflicts, and also about nominees who were not present at the hearing, specifically Corrine Muldrow Soto and Stacie Kealoha Inouye; Senator Lamasao also noted reservations on those absent nominees. The chair disclosed personal acquaintance with Dr. Sawai and Andrea Ushijima. The committee then voted to adopt the recommendations, with the noted reservations and one no vote on GM 697 reflected in the record, and later reconvened to take up Governor’s Message 514/515 for John Etemura as chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, where additional support testimony was heard from the Governor’s office, DCCA, and former consumer advocacy staff.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- In the event of a birth parent or parents not having insurance, or the cost of the fee would be a hardship
- </c><00:31:27.080><c> or</c><00:31:27.440><c> the</c> parents uh not having insurance or the parents
- uh not having insurance or the cost<00:31:28.080><c> of</c><00:31:28.200><c> the</c><00:31:28.360><c>
- closely collaborate in our enforcement work with these programs, this dual structure for private insurance
- </c><01:29:13.160><c> and</c><01:29:13.320><c> billing</c> systems, insurance and billing systems, insurance
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Senators, we just added in here that it would be insurance companies or their authorized agents that
- Floridians care about: affordability, health care, well-funded public schools, and the homeowner insurance
- At a time when Floridians are struggling with housing costs, insurance, and basic affordability, lawmakers
- For example, whether or not somebody has insurance. Your record has to go back and forth.
- And a judge is going to know exactly how much insurance the defendant has.
Summary:
The committee took up a long agenda of retained bills and several new measures, with most receiving favorable reports after amendments. Major debate centered on CS/SB 706, which preempts airport naming to the state and designates Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to FAA and trademark-related conditions. Senator Jones offered amendments to avoid private royalty benefits, but both failed. Senators Berman, Osgood, Jones, and Pizzo spoke against the bill, raising concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and ethical issues; Senator Mayfield defended the bill as cost-free to the airport and noted the naming agreement. The committee ultimately voted the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements and CS/SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, both with amendments and some opposition from the Florida League of Cities on the utility bill.
Several other bills were heard and reported favorably with little controversy. CS/SB 1500 would streamline uncontested probate proceedings; SB 962 would exclude farms and farm operations from certain zoning definitions tied to affordable housing preemption; CS/SB 820 would strengthen reporting for problem-solving courts; SB 840 would revise portions of last year’s hurricane-related land-use law to narrow its scope and sunset temporary restrictions; and SB 856 would require online property listings to show estimated ad valorem taxes, with an amendment excluding social media platforms and broadening liability protections. SB 110 would clarify homestead exemption eligibility for 98-year or longer residential leases. SB 394 would exempt certain underwriting managers handling limited facultative reinsurance from licensure requirements, and SB 434 would prevent wind-hardening improvements from increasing assessed value for residential property tax purposes.
The committee also advanced several public-safety and transparency measures. CS/CS/SB 658 and 608, a combined water-safety bill, would require safety features for rental properties with pools or nearby water bodies and authorize DBPR enforcement; supporters framed it as a response to Florida’s high child-drowning rates, and Airbnb waived in support. SB 748 would place constitutional language on restoration of voting rights on sentencing score sheets, with broad support from voting-rights and civil-rights groups. CS/SB 824 would require annual reporting of unimproved school-district land inventories, and CS/SB 848 would create a framework for off-site stormwater treatment and related credits, with support from builders and mitigation bankers. The committee also heard CS/SB 1036 on school counselors, which clarifies certification requirements and performance criteria after a delete-all amendment.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- account, the institutional impact account, the hydraulic project permit account, and the unemployment insurance
- And finally, beginning July 1, 2026, all revenues and receipts in the salary insurance contribution increase
- The Office of the Insurance Commissioner's review of the actuarial analysis is to determine whether the
- The bill designates the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to provide an independent, expert review
- Insurance by the state and these CCRCs are financially sound is worth it to CCRC residents.
Committee:
House Appropriations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct - 04/22/25
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct
Transcript Highlights:
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- and insurers shities heirs accessors<00:15:26.720><c> personal</c><00:15:27.120><c> representatives<
- I said, "Do you have insurance?" They said, "Yeah." I said, "Okay, you got to file a claim."
- company to give you legal insurance company to give you legal representation<00:50:44.559><c> as</c>
- and insurance brokers or real<00:54:10.240><c> estate</c><00:54:10.640><c> agents</c><00:54:11.119><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/20/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- It just relates to the portion about the transfer on death deeds and not the insurance portion, which
- portion which was much more insurance portion which was much more complicated<01:08:55.040><c> um</c
- It's also clear that the insurance provisions, which were taking a lot of attention last year, are not
- the insurance Provisions which which which which was<01:13:31.679><c> taking</c><01:13:32.040><c> a<
- </c> those are not retroactive the insurance those are not retroactive the insurance Federation<01:13
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 93 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- matters be considered by the House: the House bill to eliminate penalty charges when canceling auto insurance
- Second reading of the bills: an act to eliminate penalty charges when canceling auto insurance, House
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports and related procedural motions. Members adopted a resolution congratulating the Indian Americans of Lexington on their 30th anniversary. The House also adopted orders extending reporting deadlines for the Labor and Workforce Development Committee on House Document 4600 and for the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee on House Document 4598. In addition, the House concurred with a Senate referral sending a petition on host community agreements to the Committee on Cannabis Policy, and it suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition authorizing pre-participation electrocardiogram screenings for interscholastic athletics to go to the Committee on Financial Services.
The chamber then considered House No. 1302, a bill on remediation of home heating oil releases, and ordered it to a third reading. Under Rule 7A, the House also advanced several local and policy bills to third reading: House No. 1269 to eliminate penalty charges when canceling auto insurance, House No. 4312 on charter changes for Longmeadow, House No. 4313 allowing print-free digital legal notices for North Brookfield, and House No. 4314 allowing Hingham to use municipal property for a center for active living.
On third reading, the House took up House No. 899, dedicating certain park and field space in South Boston. An amendment changed the bill’s language from “a suitable marker” to “suitable markers,” and the bill was then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House also adopted an order to adjourn to the next day at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE May 18th, 2026
ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- Insurance went through their bidding process, and we're just asking for a waiver so we can rebuild the
- So the insurance provider goes through, and they did their bidding to determine a replacement cost, and
Committee:
All ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Summary:
The committee considered several waiver requests related to school and municipal projects. One school district sought a waiver so it could rebuild a high school kitchen damaged in recent winter storms as quickly as possible; members asked how many bids were obtained, and the superintendent said the insurance process produced two bids. The committee also heard a separate school-related request involving a contractor, Covington, and members asked whether the district had prior experience with the company; after brief discussion, the motion to approve passed.
The committee then heard from the Smackover-Norphlet School District, which requested a waiver to use TIPS for a football field turf project after drainage failure. Superintendent Doug Smith said the project would be funded through a newly formed Buckaroo Foundation, with about $500,000 already pledged, annual payments planned over 10 years, and no state or local tax dollars intended to be used. Members questioned the use of education funds on a football field and asked how many bids were received; Smith said there were three bids. The committee approved the request.
Finally, the committee considered a waiver tied to legislation encouraging municipal governments to move to .gov domains. Representative Jack Ladyman presented for Jonesboro after a Teams connection failed, explaining that the city would use a .gov domain for its main website and communications but wanted an exception for billing because of the cost and possible software compatibility issues. After brief discussion, the committee approved the waiver and then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 17 Feb 19th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- following bills be scheduled for consideration by the House: the Senate bill regulating certain insurance
- An act regulating certain insurance benefits for certain officials in the town of Blackstone, Senate
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Jul 24th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These are people who not only do not have flood insurance—because why would they?
- They do not live in a floodplain—but also do not have any insurance.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There's, um, you know, to let the risk be where the financial insurances are made and whatnot.
- There's, um, you know, to let the risk be where the financial insurances are made and whatnot.
- There's, um, you know, to let the risk be where the financial insurances are made and whatnot.
- There's, um, you know, to let the risk be where the financial insurances are made and whatnot.
- </c> uh the the financial insurances uh the the financial insurances assurances<00:42:10.480><c> are<
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HSH-HLT Joint Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- We have two health insurance companies here, Kaiser and HMSA.
- c> We have two health plans here, two We have two health plans here, two health<01:09:36.359><c> insurance
- </c><01:09:36.880><c> companies,</c><01:09:37.920><c> Kaiser</c><01:09:38.359><c> and</c> health insurance
- companies, Kaiser and health insurance companies, Kaiser and HMSA.<01:09:39.200><c> Those</c><01:09:
- So, that extra sort of health insurance.
Committee:
House Human Services & Homelessness
Summary:
The committee heard SB 709 SD2, which would require the Department of Health to respond to reports involving persons with severe mental illness, assess eligibility for assisted community treatment, and coordinate treatment when appropriate. Testimony from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health supported the measure, with DOH saying it generally supported the bill but had comments on one section it viewed as unnecessary. The Department of Law Enforcement later explained that the bill would shift certification and standards for crisis intervention officer training from DOH to DLE, while still involving DOH in the training process.
Opposition came from the Hawaii Disability Rights Center and an individual testifier, both of whom argued the bill expands state authority over people with mental illness and could worsen forced treatment practices. The Disability Rights Center also raised procedural concerns, saying the bill was effectively moved from a prior administration measure that had not been heard this session, and questioned whether the bill’s changes to assisted community treatment, blood tests, urinalysis, and living arrangements went beyond current law. The individual testifier argued the bill would further entrench harmful psychiatric drugging and urged the committee to defer it.
Committee members questioned the administration about the bill’s process, the role of the Attorney General in treatment-over-objection proceedings, and the practical effects of moving CIT certification to DLE. The Attorney General’s office said the bill was intended to fill a gap by allowing it to assist with treatment proceedings, while public defenders would continue to represent respondents and due process protections would remain in place. DLE and DOH said the change would better align certification with law enforcement training needs, improve speed in crisis response, and still keep DOH involved; members also discussed whether WAM counted as a hearing and whether the bill should more explicitly preserve DOH’s role. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/06/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had double-digit increase in taxes and insurance.
- Our insurance has doubled for that building.
- You have to pay the insurance. You have to pay the taxes.
- We've had double-digit increase in taxes and insurance.
- Our insurance has doubled for that building.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention